Babcock given permission to talk to NHL teams - Update - Leafs it is!

[jstewismybastardson]

Histo(u)ry. Prestig(u)e. Hono(u)r.

fify

 

[RP-29]

History. Prestige. Honor.

Heritage. And above all... Challenge!

 

[jstewismybastardson]

8 years 50 million wah wah wee wah

 

[dash]

Mike Babcock after a couple of years behind the Leafs bench...

 

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Down Goes Brown ‏@DownGoesBrown
After years at the Department of Player Safety, it's nice to see Shanahan finally hand out a number that everyone thinks is too high.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

8 years 50 million makes the canucks paying Torts 2 mill not to coach look good



/Im reaching lol

 

[awaz]

lol, 8 years 50 mil. that's outrageous.

also show's babcock was at least a little full of shit when he said winning was more important than money.

 

[dash]

So, anyone in Toronto going to watch the Argos presser today?

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

He'd better read the fine print to make sure they didn't slip in ownership - including all liability - of the Gardiner then too.

I think they gave him the Argos.

 

[sabresfaninthesouth]

TSN a little early to print:

Babcock joins Leafs with eight-year, $50M deal - Article - TSN

The Stanley Cup and Olympic gold medal-winning coach will be paid an NHL-high $X.X per season over a X-year term with the Leafs after joining the team Wednesday. Babcock was the subject of an 11th hour bidding war between the Maple Leafs, Buffalo Sabres and Detroit Red Wings, whom he coached 10 seasons before becoming hockey's highest profile free agent.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

He got fucking Bryzgalov money lol

 

[sabresfaninthesouth]

lol, 8 years 50 mil. that's outrageous.

also show's babcock was at least a little full of shit when he said winning was more important than money.

Principle only gets you so far.

Everyone has their price.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Apparently the Leafs are meeting with Boucher right now, and Shanny might be the GM after all with Babcock having final say on personnel. Wow.

 

[esls79]

Wait a minute, Babcock isn't homegrown - they should have only been able to sign him for seven seasons. Did they tack the 8th season on the end for show?

 

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Elliotte Friedman @FriedgeHNIC
To reset: Babcock to TOR. Eight-year deal, but there may be an "out" after five. Full value is approx $50M, but front loaded....

 

[sabresfaninthesouth]

That's a lot of money and a lot of term though.

Kinda glad the Sabres didn't agree to go that high. No way Murray would have given up any significant degree of control over personnel either.

 

[forty_three]

lol, 8 years 50 mil. that's outrageous.

also show's babcock was at least a little full of shit when he said winning was more important than money.

Do we have an understatement of the day trophy?

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

I wish I had a recording of every radio shit-for-brains who said over the past year "it's not happening. Move on. Why would he come here? This is stupid. You're stupid. Get your hand off my Alphagettis!"

 

[jstewismybastardson]

just heard on the radio ... "highly front loaded contract"

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

That's a lot of money and a lot of term though.

Kinda glad the Sabres didn't agree to go that high. No way Murray would have given up any significant degree of control over personnel either.

Sure, but who the hell do they get now? HC from Boston College?